Fonner was silent, if it was really as Arnold said, the Cold Mountain Territory and the Snowen Territory exchanged a figure who was a great threat to each other, then the pact between the two sides would indeed become very sincere and extremely strong. But the question is, would Duke Louis be willing to make such an exchange?

"This matter ......," said Father Watt, muttering and seeming to hesitate, "I will convey your request to the Duke, but I cannot guarantee that the Duke of Louis will not agree. ”

He looked up and stared at Arnold. "If you have any other requests, please let them along with them. ”

"Not yet. Arnold looked at Fonner, "If I could, I would like to meet with Duke Louis." After all, I hadn't seen my cousin in years. ”

"You'll have a chance. Father Watt nodded, and he agreed to this very happily, "When the Duke and his army come to Vortagen City in the coming day, you will naturally meet him." ”

Funner didn't speak, and Arnold looked moved, and they both heard something different from Father Watt's words. Obviously, Duke Louis was not without thoughts about the glittering golden land of the Fortagan Territory, and even more he wanted.

"Will Louis himself lead the army this time?" Arnold asked, "I thought it would be Archbishop Benedict who would take command of the army." ”

"I'm afraid it's too late for the archbishop to return to the territory, and the army is imminent, after all, Lord Titus's five thousand men have arrived at the border. Father Watt shook his head, and then glanced at Funner's expression deliberately, "In about a week, the Duke will be here with an army of forty thousand." ”

"Forty thousand......" Fang Na couldn't help but repeat the number, "Is Snowlen going to mobilize with all his might?"

Father Watt did not answer his question, as if he was just talking to himself.

"So that's it for today. Arnold looked at Fonnar and then at Father Watt, "I'm glad we were able to come to an agreement, no matter what, this cooperation will be beneficial to both the Cold Mountain Collar and the Snowen Collar, this sentence is from the bottom of my heart." ”

Seeing Arnold stand up, Fonner didn't move, just grabbed the glass and poured another sip into his mouth.

Father Watt stood up and quickly asked, "So, are you going back to church?"

"No, please help me explain to Father Puran, besides, I appreciate his care. ”

"I see. Father Watt smiled slightly, "To be honest, the method you came up with to 'meet' us is indeed very special, and he may not have understood it until now. ”

Arnold also smiled, compared to Father Watt, who was smiling in front of him, the priest who always had a straight face had a loving heart.

"Then I'll take my leave. Arnold walked to the door of the tavern, "Please don't follow me this time, I have a protector." ”

"Of course. Father Watt smiled as Arnold's figure disappeared into the night.

When the boy's back had completely disappeared into the night, Father Watt turned his head to look at Funner, who was still drinking at the wine table.

"Lord Fonner, is it painful for you to make such a decision?"

Fonner lifted the barrel and poured it down his throat.

"I had to choose Arnold, it just followed my sanity. ”

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After leaving the tavern, Arnold quickly turned into the surrounding alleys, and then stopped, relieved that Beatrice, who was hiding in her sleeve, had confirmed several times that Father Watt had not followed.

"The priest. Lily walked out of the alley with a solemn face, "It's trickier than we thought. ”

"That's right, much trickier. Arnold leaned against the wall and took a deep breath, "Worthy of the height of Archbishop Benedict, he acts in almost the same style as his mentor. ”

"It is hard to imagine that these men were clergy, and that they were almost more involved in secular affairs than the average nobleman. Lily nodded in agreement, "But, it's good that it's not the archbishop who is here now, otherwise I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to get through so easily." ”

"Mess up?" Arnold turned to stare at Lily.

"Isn't it? You said that Titus was on your side for a long time, but that was a lie. ”

Arnold was silent for a moment, then asked rhetorically, "How do you see that?"

"If you had that hole card, you should have used it a long time ago, so why did you end up where you are now. Lily smiled disdainfully, "It's that Fang Na, it's really a little surprising to me, don't they all say that he is the wise general of the Cold Mountain Leader? Almost gave the initiative to the dialogue to others, and although he insisted on it, he finally wavered. ”

"No, you don't know John Fonner. Arnold lowered his head and looked very heavy, "He won't believe so easily, he will make such a choice, it means that he was inclined to me from the beginning." ”

"Then he ...... just now" Lily was a little puzzled, after all, Fang Na just now seemed very uncooperative.

"When I said that Titus was on my side for a long time, and that there were many lords who were willing to help me, the first thing he thought of was himself. Arnold looked up again at the dim moonlight.

"Why?"

"Because, when I'm talking about Titus, I'm actually alluding to him!"

"He?" Lily frowned, "I don't understand what you're talking about. ”

Arnold didn't explain it to Lily, only he knew that on the battlefield, Judson on the left was able to leave the front line to save himself because Fonter let him go.

"I just said what he thought in his heart, and used his own thoughts to give him a reason to convince him to choose me. Arnold straightened up and began to walk towards the entrance of the alley, "John Fonner, he is not blind to the situation, but it is precisely because his calm eyes can understand the current situation that he is in pain and hesitation, because reason tells him the choice he should make, but it is contrary to his instincts and emotions. ”

"That sounds ......," Lily said Arnold, "how sad it is." ”

"Who's to say it isn't. Arnold shrugged, "But now the question becomes how do I convince Titus to make up for this lie?"

"Oh, who told you to lie so much, now you are at a loss. Lily gloated.

"Do you have any good ideas, or is this improvised excuse in your panic forcing you to fill it with more lies?"

"No, there is actually a way, Titus is a particularly involved person, and his belief in the archangel is more than that of most nobles. If you can take advantage of his faith......"

Before Arnold could finish speaking, Lily suddenly reached out and grabbed Arnold's shoulder.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Lily clutching herself, Arnold couldn't help but be stunned, and subconsciously wanted to release Beatrice in her sleeve to shock her.

However, Lily ignored him, and instead pushed Arnold behind her with a very hard hand.

Being pulled so vigorously by Lily, Arnold couldn't help but stumble and almost fell to the ground.

When Arnold raised his head vigilantly and looked around, he suddenly noticed that there was already a row of men in black standing on the roofs of the houses around the alley.

"Oh damn ......"

Arnold felt sweat slowly sozing from his forehead again.

This is no better than when he was in the tavern just now, and his words are definitely useless now, and if there is a slight mistake, then the price will be his life.

"It's the Black Sheep Society. Lily turned her head and whispered to Arnold, "They all smell of the lower realm. ”

"Do you mean ......," Arnold looked nervously at the row of men in black on the roof, "these...... Are they all demons?"

"Of course not. Lily pursed her lips, "Demons aren't that cheap, and they're not that weak. ”

As soon as Lily finished speaking, the black-clothed men on the roof took out their crossbows that had been hiding behind them and aimed them at Arnold and Lily, and then, dozens of crossbow arrows were fired together, almost blocking the space around Arnold and Lily.

"Hmph, carving insect skills. Lily pursed her lips disdainfully, and then a ripple rippled in her eyes, and the space around her seemed to fluctuate with her eyes, and those crossbow arrows were blocked by an invisible barrier, and they fell to the ground one after another, "You dare to be my enemy in the dark night, you are killing yourself!"

"Sure enough, you should be a demon too. ”

Suddenly, a voice rang in Lily and Arnold's ears, and then a man appeared in the wall next to Lily, stabbing her with a dagger.

Lily reacted quickly, immediately blocked his blow with her hand, and then kicked her opponent away with a sideways kick.

However, the man ate Lily's kick without much damage, and after tossing twice on the ground to remove his strength, he stood firmly four or five meters away from Lily.

"Have you seen me?" Lily raised an eyebrow, and judging by the tone of the other party's voice, it seemed that she had noticed herself before.

The sneak attacker didn't answer, he just waved his hand and caused the other men in black to jump off the rooftops as well, surrounding Lily and Arnold in the middle.

Surrounded by so many people, Arnold quickly released Beatrice in his sleeve. As Serena's enchantment, Beatrice also has a lot of offensive spells, but she lacks the lethal magic to deal with so many people.

"Looks like there's been an ambush for a long time. Lily looked around at the enemies surrounding her, her expression relaxed, "But I'm curious how you knew we'd be here." ”

"Since you know that we are the Black Sheep Society, then you should know that this Vortagen City is completely under our control, and your every move is under our sight. ”

"Heh-" Lily laughed contemptuously, "the devil believes you. ”

As soon as the words fell, Lily's figure immediately moved, her speed was very fast, almost in the blink of an eye, she burst into the side of the man in black who had just tried to sneak up on her, and even the others didn't have time to react.

"You're the leader, aren't you? ”

Lily's hand slammed into the other's throat, but the man in black reacted quickly, rolling backwards with agility, closing the distance and jumping towards the wall, as if diving, the wall rippled, and then he got into the wall.

Lily failed to kill the leader, and her assault left Arnold alone in the encirclement. The other men in black didn't seem to care about their leader's life or death, and attacked Arnold directly.

These guys had all kinds of weapons, and in the blink of an eye, several weapons appeared in Arnold's eyes.

"Beatrice!" Arnold certainly couldn't handle such a battle himself, and the only one he could rely on was Beatrice.

The scarlet-eyed raven let out a strange cry, but two rays radiated from the ominous scarlet eyes, and the red rays struck the two closest enemies, instantly roasting them into charcoal.

But that's not all, there are dozens of black-clad men besieging Arnold, who don't care about the tragic death of their own countrymen, and kill Arnold one after another.

Even with Beatrice's protection, Arnold is in danger.